Chocolate-Ricotta Muffins

Ingredients

• nonstick cooking spray with flour
• 2.33 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 0.75 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.75 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 2 large eggs , lightly beaten
• 1.33 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.25 cups canola oil

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 18 cups of a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray that contains flour.

2. 2

   Mix flour, sugar, chocolate chips, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl.

3. 3

   Place ricotta cheese in a bowl and add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Whisk in milk and vanilla extract until blended.

4. 4

   Fold cheese mixture and canola oil into flour mixture until just blended. Spoon batter evenly into the prepared muffin cups.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 22 to 25 minutes. Remove muffins from the pan immediately and let cool on a wire rack.